Infertility

Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, is the most common ovulatory disorder among women with fertility problems and affects as many as 10 percent of all women in their childbearing years. What treatments help when infertility is related to PCOS? What is PCOS? PCOS is a hormonal...

Most women have an OB/GYN they see regularly for birth control, Pap smears, STI testing, and any issues with their “lady parts.” For many women, the gynecologist is the only physician they visit on a regular basis. Gynecologists can be on the front line of detection for health...

Can You Get Pregnant If One of You Smokes? DYK many people don’t know that smoking affects your fertility? And this is true for both women and men! Most people know that smoking causes lung cancer, COPD, and heart disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...

All Eggs ARE NOT Created Equal: 5 Tests to Assess Egg Quality If you’re TTC or thinking of freezing your eggs for use in the future, both the quality and quantity of your eggs are important. But of the two, as long as you have some follicles and are able to respond to ovarian...

What Does That Really Mean? For women starting fertility treatment, your ovarian reserve is one of the first things your fertility specialist will assess. What is your ovarian reserve, and what does it mean if it’s diminished? Can you still get pregnant? Ovarian Reserve...

Article Contributed by: Shashwat P. Baxi, MBA Strategic Partner with WINFertilityGenetics For full disclosure, my wife and I have decided to hold off on having children for at least a couple years to be able to develop our relationship as a married couple before introducing a...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), sometimes known as polycystic ovarian disease (PCOD), is one of the most common hormonal disorders among women in their childbearing years, according to RESOLVE, the National Infertility Association. It’s responsible for as many as one third of...

5 Tips for Telling Friends and Family There’s so much secrecy around infertility. When you’re having trouble TTC, you may feel guilty or inadequate, and wonder, “What’s wrong with me?” Many people keep quiet about their fertility problems because it’s so painful for them to...

How Can You Get Treated and Preserve Your Fertility? A diagnosis of breast cancer is shocking to a woman, and even more so to women in their child bearing years. Breast cancer is rare in younger women, but it does happen. In the U.S., nearly 49,000 women under age 50 are...

Are You at Risk? Recurrent pregnancy loss is emotionally devastating to the women who suffer from it. Feelings of sadness, grief and guilt may overwhelm you. Having one miscarriage is harrowing enough, but having two or more, as recurrent pregnancy loss is defined, forces you to...

Featured FertilityCoachSM Nurses

Seeing so many couples desperate to become parents, willing to do anything to have a family motivated me to become a fertility nurse. Read More...

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Molly Voytek

Molly gained experience in IVF as a clinical nurse at Greenwich Fertility for over two years, and prior to that was a nurse at Bridgeport Hospital. Read More...

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Monica

Monica has a great deal of insight into the IVF patient experience, not only from her 20-year nursing career, but as a former IVF patient herself.Read More...

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Karen

Karen Tom finds the fertility specialty to be a fascinating area of medicine that is constantly growing in terms of science and education Read More...

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Julissa

Throughout her journey as a fertility nurse, Julissa has bonded with her patients and made many friends. Julissa has more than five years of experience in the fertility specialty. Read More...

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Viola

Viola has more than 10 years of nursing experience, including three years as an IVF nurse at New York University and three years as an IVF coordinator at Columbia University’s Center for Women’s Reproductive Care. Read More...

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Kamini

Kamini is a registered nurse with a bachelor’s degree from the Hunter Bellevue School of Nursing in NY. Even though the process of fertility treatment is clinical and scientific, Kamini says the potential for miraculous outcomes gives her hope. Read More...

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Theresa

Theresa is a highly trained women’s health nurse practitioner and has been working in women’s health for more than 9 years. Theresa is a compassionate presence for the patients she works with at WINFertility. Read More...